Central Brooklyn
This month the New York Times is featuring Ditmas Park as part of its ongoing Block By Block video [http://www.nytimes.com/video/new-york-city-neighborhoods-block-by-block] series. We can’t help but love seeing beautiful views and hearing how great the neighborhood is. (We might be biased since we were interviewed
Central Brooklyn
Photo by ruskeyc [https://www.instagram.com/ruskeyc/]The crazy warm weather on Sunday came with some pretty amazing cloud formations, don’t you think? Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark
Arts & Culture
Photo via Brian Charette [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10153655930494166&set=t.851329616&type=3&theater] Looking for something to do this week? We’ve got a roundup of some of our favorite events happening in the neighborhood! Music, comedy, crafts, sing-alongs, and more! If
Central Brooklyn
The intersection at Beverley Road and Westminster Road. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)With the news that the DOT plans to install a traffic signal at the intersection of Caton Avenue and East 8th Street [/blog/transportation/dot-to-install-traffic-light-at-caton-avenue-and-east-8th-street/] , we’ve been thinking about other intersections in the area
Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThe intersection of Caton Avenue and East 8th Street will be getting a traffic signal, according to a letter from the Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] to Community Board 7. This stretch of Caton Avenue runs between Coney
Central Brooklyn
What’s in a name? In the case of one particular Brooklyn-based five-piece band, just about everything you need to know. Anticipating the first performance by The Kneeling Drunkards [https://youtu.be/XUG-F2oqNMM] at Bar Chord on Friday, January 15, we talked to singer/guitarist Jeff Jones about what the
Business
Photo by Shannon Geis/Kensington BKA new Italian restaurant has opened its doors at 1238 Prospect Avenue near Reeve Place, called Della [http://www.dellarestaurant.com/]. The eatery is owned by Jeremiah Fox, who owns several other businesses along the strip including The Juice Box and The Fox & the
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Janine Labriola. (Photo by Shannon Geis/Ditmas Park Corner)It’s January 8 and many of our New Year’s resolutions are already forgotten, but Janine Labriola is hoping to get her neighbors pumped up with her new fitness studio, Park Fitness BK [http://www.parkfitnessbk.com/], which is opening
Central Brooklyn
Photo via Zuz Realty [http://postlets.com/r/1170-church-ave-unit-2-brooklyn-ny-11218/16030967]Looking for a new place to call home? We’ve rounded up a bunch of intriguing Ditmas Park apartment listings — take a look at the details, and let us know what you think. Lots of luck in your search! 1170
Animals
Looking for a new companion? Baxter is an 18-month-old great, big doggy. > Sean Casey says [https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue/photos/a.378832716482.159179.17669251482/10153398137151483/?type=3&theater] : > Baxter is 1.5 years old and looking for his forever home! We have so many large dogs
Central Brooklyn
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Photo by pattttty_d [https://www.instagram.com/pattttty_d/]We love the birds that stick with us through the cold temperatures! Share photos with us at editor@ditmasparkcorner.com, in the Ditmas Park Corner Flickr group [http://www.flickr.com/groups/dpcorner], or tag them #ditmaspark on Instagram, and